The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-09-15

VIC uOcIOr,&tnc latter, u paryenu who
stood much upon ceremony and had
great ideas of her personal consc-
auoncc, enragcd that DGsircc had taken
upon herself the responsibility of sum-
monlng II physician who had not even
sent in his card. The old nurse, jcal-
Gus of the child's affection for the gov
crncss, added fuel To Madamc'S wrath
by representing that little Fanny had
not been alarmingly i'll and it would
have been safe to await the family ply
Slcian. In spite of her husband : pro-
tests the impcriuuS woman gave her
GoN"rnrSs notice to leave ut New Years.
} DrSlrce begged permission To leave
at once, and dispatched note to Tho
RUSSIAN doctor asking the hospitality
Of his house for the few days prior to
her return to Paris.
: With this letter in his hand, the doe
tor sought Marianne, requesting her to
go in person and invite Mile DuroiS.
81 knew this Young girls mother rs Il
Child," he added. "Shc loses her
place on my account, and [ feel that
She has claims upon me.
~ have nothing against her coming
if she docs not stay too long" an
swrrcd Marianne. ." I'm any event you
are master of your own house. | hope
! shall like the girl
81 am sure of that. She resembles
her >umny-trmpcrcd mother, and will
be Il genial element in our house dur
inc the long, drrary winter, if we can
only manr~" t" keep her with us until
spring. My medical work will occupy
most of my time, and YOU will need
som" companion.
Nut one of this sort" replied
Marianne, "Frrmch women are frivol-
ouS and cnIurtti>h. and few Of them
cau endure Il wrl-or,lrrrd household.
If this young girl wants t" help me, |
will Give her Il trial, though | know
she will only hinder. will 90 and i'll
Wit" her, want to see the muCh-
praised furniture of those airy CITY
people. would like to show the mis-
trcSS of that house that other folks
hay" just rs good II right rs she to look
down upon their nri"hborS. The idea
Of her imagining she can Snub Y0ur
, Marianne gave her head a toss and
flouncrd out of the room to make 4
careful toilet for the proposed visit.
But she did not create the desired i'm
preston. The mistress of the villa did
not appear. She dcignrd no excuse
say" that she was not ut homo to visit
orS. Marianne tried to vent her spite
against the mistress by showing great
sympathy for the wuvrrnrS$, and invit-
ING her in the most urgent manner 10
ihc ducturS house. She went that
very evening, ami WAS installed in the
"%anl"n chambrr,' once occupied bv
her mother.
! TN" next morning her silvery laugh
penetrated I" the study, and Arnim in,
voluntarily laid aside his pens The
very voice and laugh of Hortensc!
W hat Il novel, precious, refreshing
sound in that silent house. Arnim lis
tened and felt thHt he should work al
Tn" BETTER for this laugh. Bird-SonwA
and noW"r-prrfumrS were pleasant
things. 1t was delightful to hear some
music other than the iinylinw of Ma
rlannrS keys, some tones different
from those severe ones in which she
l""lur"d the servants, or her plaintivc
wailin%> over the high price Of proyiS.
ions and the inctlicicncy of Kaihc and
Ivan. Ss.
D">ircc gave#he conversation an
other turn. Esnb the first time in Ar.
MINIS bachelor life II young girl formed
part OF his domestic establishment.
"Shc wilt bother YOU to drath," Mari,
ann" had prophrSird. "Shc will turn
the house upside down. These vouno
girls are always leaving their thing,
ab"it. They never put amy thing back
III the right placr. | only hope You
may not repent your kindness"
Could Il fresh rosebud disarrHn",
thrS" rooms? DcSircc seemed to fill
the old house with that sweetest OF
ar"maN the rosy perfume OF youth.
w hitc Arnim showed her every place
over which the feet of lIurtrnsc had
trlpp'd i'm those dear old haNS, while
he pointed out to her in forest and rar-
den tine familiar trees whose bouuIi>
had ru>tlrd over that sunny head, u
tld" OF Youth seemed to course through
ms own veins. With deep emotion he
received from DrSirrc'S hands her
mothers German exercise book and
his own copy of the Eichcndorf poem.
81 last, rs in n dream, he held in his
hands she ball which in so untoward n
manner had led to their acquaintance.
ship. This poor object existed Still;
bur where was she, the bright, Joyous
cr"aturc. his first and only love?
DrSirrc told him how her father.
through ill-luck and the trcachrrv of
Others, had lost his own fortune and
that of her grandfather. Some mad
N"ri"mt hints satisfied the doctor that
ii"rt"n>" had married a gambler whose
career had ended in suicide.
With fearful eyes the younn rirI
dW"lI upon her mother, and the life.
happy in spite of all It's trials, they had
passed together With batrd- breath
Sh" dr>rrihrd the slow dying-out of
that always fragile existence of tho
great tramsligurrd eyes, Of the final
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